The Biden administration is launching a new Agricultural Competition Partnership to “crack down on price-gouging and other anti-competitive practices in food and agricultural markets” and create a new “Farmer Seed…
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Senators Introduce Resolution to Overturn Biden Rule on Endangered Species Act
by Colter BrownSenate Western Caucus Chair and Ranking Member of the Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife Subcommittee, Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) led 17 of her colleagues in introducing a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to preserve…
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White House Highlights Need to Identify Risks to Food and Agriculture
by Colter BrownWASHINGTON (DTN) — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a national security memorandum instructing federal agencies to identify threats to food security and agriculture and coordinate efforts to strengthen the…
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Cattlemen Raise Concerns with Executive Order on Biotechnology
by Colter BrownLast week, the White House announced an Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy. It outlines a “a whole-of-government approach to…
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Opinion: Biden’s Burden on America’s Farms Only Worsens Food Crisis
by Colter Brownby House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Glenn “GT” Thompson The global food supply is in crisis, and the worst is yet to come. The world’s most vulnerable communities are feeling…
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House GOP Bill Pushes Administration to Reverse Barriers to U.S. Ag Production
by Colter BrownHouse Ag Committee Ranking Member Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania introduced a bill this week that Fox News says would “strike back” at several of the administration’s agricultural policies. As inflation…
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Biden Administration Announces New Actions to Strengthen Food Supply Chain, Support Small Meatpackers
by Colter BrownUSDA on Thursday announced $200 million to expand meatpacking capacity through a new loan program, along with releasing a new proposed rule to protect contract poultry growers and invest in…
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Congressional Report Challenges Packer Practices During Pandemic
by Colter BrownA recent congressional report spotlighted how executives at major meatpacking companies lobbied the Trump administration to require employees to work in spring 2020 when COVID-19 was causing packing plants to…
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More than 100 agriculture interest groups say farmers and ranchers could have to report personal and business-related information to the Securities Exchange Commission if a rule to require publicly traded…
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NCBA: Biden NEPA Framework Compromises Environmental, Economic Goals
by Colter BrownThe National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) today expressed concern that the Biden administration’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rule undermines progress made over the…